Possible side effects of taking these steroid medications are:
Changes in appearance- Acne
- Development of round/moon-shaped face (sometimes called “Cushing’s syndrome” after the physician who first described it)
- Weight gain due to increased appetite
- Redistribution of fat, leading to swollen face and abdomen, but thin arms and legs
- Increased skin fragility, leading to easy bruising
- Hair growth on the face
- Irritability
- Agitation, psychosis
- Euphoria/depression (mood swings)
- Insomnia
Stomach irritation, peptic ulceration
Irregular menses (periods)
Aggravation of the following preexisting conditions:
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- High blood pressure
- Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- May suppress growth in children
- Avascular necrosis of bone (death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply):
- Usually associated with high doses of prednisone taken over long periods of time.
- Produces pain, including night pain.
- Occurs most often in hip, but can also affect shoulders, knees, and other joints.
- Osteoporosis
- Thinning of the bones.
- Can lead to bone fractures, especially compression fractures of vertebrae with severe back pain.
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Muscle weakness
- Premature atherosclerosis – narrowing of the blood vessels by cholesterol (fat) deposits.
- Pregnancy complications –Doses of 20mg or more have shown to increase pregnancy and birth complications, such as preeclampsia.
- Avascular necrosis of bone (death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply):
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